“Sister…” Rong Ning instinctively resisted, “Whether it’s private property or Mother’s dowry, you’ve always been the one managing it. Why are you giving it to me?”
"A-Ning... don't forget, I'm going to be married off to a foreign land. I can't take these things with me. If I don't leave them to you, who will I leave them to?"
Rong Ning fell silent, her face grim, her head turned to one side.
“A-Ning…I know you don’t like these things, but you’re smart, and if you want to do them, you’ll definitely do them very well.”
Rong Yang sighed, glanced at Luo Chuan standing outside, leaned close to Rong Ning's ear, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "These industries bring in a lot of money every year. You may not care much, but my elder brother needs money to support him in his court career, so I feel at ease entrusting these private assets to you."
Even in this situation, her older sister was still thinking of others.
Rong Ning felt a tightness in her chest, and slowly clenched her fist, holding the token tightly in her hand. "In that case, I, Aning, will listen to my elder sister. I will return it to you when my elder sister comes back."
return?
I'm afraid I won't be able to come back...
Rong Yang smiled indifferently and continued, "These past few days, I've had all the managers sort out the accounts and send them to me. I rushed to check them carefully again and resolved any problems. Once I return to the palace, I'll give them all to you."
"So, what has Sister been looking at these accounts these past few days?"
“Otherwise?” Rong Yang looked at her. “The palace’s accounts have been managed by the Consort since I entered the palace. I don’t interfere.”
Rong Ning fell silent again…
Her older sister really didn't expect to be able to come back, which is why she arranged everything here in such a short time.
At this moment, the innkeeper led the waiter to serve the dishes. Luo Chuan, who was at the door, was afraid that they would bump into them, so he stopped them. A Ying and A Ye came out and took the dishes. The innkeeper and the waiter didn't even touch the door, let alone see the two people inside.
Seeing this commotion, the shopkeeper and waiter dared not linger and quickly went downstairs.
Once they reached the first floor, the waiter dared to look up and asked in a low voice, "Manager... just who is our boss, that he's so mysterious?"
"Shut up!" the shopkeeper said coldly. "Don't ask questions you shouldn't!"
From the moment Yunlou was established, he was the manager here. He never bothered to investigate the owner behind it; he just focused on doing his job well.
This is the foundation upon which ordinary people like them make a living.
Upstairs… Rong Ning was feeling frustrated, but she didn’t want to spoil her older sister’s good mood, so she put aside her emotions and chatted and ate with her.
By the time they finished eating, the city of Nanyang was already brightly lit, and Rong Yang couldn't wait to go for a stroll.
The nights in Nanyang City are very lively, but since she was eight years old, Rong Yang has basically had no chance to leave the mansion at night, let alone wander around.
Unlike Rong Ning, she was restless as a child. After going to Linghua Temple, her master did not restrain her much, so she often dressed up as a boy and went down the mountain to play wildly.
She tried everything in Nanyang City, both the things that were allowed and the things that weren't.
She looked at Rong Yang and found everything fascinating, pulling her along to ask her all sorts of questions, her joyful and carefree demeanor almost unreal.
This was the first time Rong Ning had ever seen her older sister like this in her entire life.
It was only then that Rong Ning realized that her elder sister was just a little girl, a sixteen-year-old girl.
However, the heavy burden on her shoulders forced her to suppress her innocence and cuteness, and put on an elegant and composed demeanor to manage all the affairs of the mansion, to greet and send off various families, and to make no mistakes, so as to earn countless good reputations and be worthy of the status of the eldest daughter of the royal family.
Her older sister has really endured too much.
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